3 January 2008 - Reorganization Meeting
(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)
MERCHANTVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL REORGANIZATION MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008, 7:30 PM
* MAYOR North Calls the meeting to order (7:30 pm)
* Pledge of Allegiance/silent Prayer
* Open Public Meeting Statement
* Roll Call (Messrs. Alloway, Volkert, Finnegan, Waldron, Ms. Fields present. Mr. Zeiders absent)
* Remarks by Mayor
* Council-Elect ANOTHONY [sic - meaning "as printed"] PERNO and MARK BRUNTON qualify by taking Oaths of Office (Mr. Perno was not in attendance. Mr. Volkert was sworn in for his elected one-year term, then Mr. Brunton was sworn in for his three-year term)
* Roll call (Messrs. Alloway, Volkert, Waldron, Brunton, Ms. Fields present. Mr. Perno absent)
* Council elects its President for 2008 - followed by Roll Call Vote and Oath of Office (Mr. Alloway unanimously re-elected as Council President)
* MAYOR NORTH announces Council Assignments and Standing Committees for 2008. (Unanimously approved)
* MAYOR NORTH announces 2008 Annual Appointments. (Unanimously approved)
* MAYOR NORTH appoints Board and Commission members. Council confirms by Roll Call Vote. (Unanimously approved)
* Remarks by MAYOR
* ROLL CALL VOTE APPROVING RESOLUTIONS [08-01 THROUGH 08-17] (Mr. Brunton moved that resolutions 08-10 and 08-16 be separated from "Consent agenda" approval. Mr. Alloway seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously. All other resolutions were unanimously adopted in a single vote)
RESOLUTION 08-01 - Rules of Council for 2008
RESOLUTION 08-02 - Reorganization Meeting date for 2008
RESOLUTION 08-03 - Designating depositories
RESOLUTION 08-04 - Designation of official newspapers and newspapers for notices of official meetings
RESOLUTION 08-05 - Appointment of Insurance Agent
RESOLUTION 08-06 - Fixing Rate of Interest for Delinquencies
RESOLUTION 08-07 - Establishment of Petty Cash Funds
RESOLUTION 08-08 - Appointment of CDBG Advisory Board Appointments
RESOLUTION 08-09 - Adoption of Cash Management Plan (Mr. Brunton asked about status of the Chief Financial Officer, as this resolution delineates specific duties for that person, and the borough does not have one right now. Mayor North explained that we are close to filling the CFO position)
RESOLUTION 08-10 - Appointment of Borough Attorney Borough Auditor, Borough Engineer, Special
Projects Engineer and MSU Engineer (Mr. Brunton wanted this resolution to be considered separately because it directs the Mayor and Clerk to "execute the attached agreements," but there were no agreements attached - the resolution is therefore incomplete. Mayor North explained that the agreements will be negotiated and put before Council for approval in the next several weeks. Vote was taken on adoption - passed 4-1, Mr. Brunton dissenting. Reason for Mr. Brunton's "NO" vote - Resolution was incomplete, as "attached agreements" were not present.)
RESOLUTION 08-11 - Appointment of Certified Public Works Manager
RESOLUTION 08-12 - Appointment of Public Agency Compliance Officer
RESOLUTION 08-13 - Appointment of Municipal Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrator
RESOLUTION 08-14 - Designating officers to sign warrants
RESOLUTION 08-15 - Designating officers to sign court warrants
RESOLUTION 08-16 - Adopting 2008 Temporary Budget (Mr. Brunton wanted this resolution to be considered separately because it authorizes spending, and Mr. Brunton's understanding of the resolution was incomplete. After discussion and explanation of authority to pass a temporary budget, resolution was passed unanimously)
RESOLUTION 08-17 - Extending Appointment of Acting Clerk
* Schedule of 2008 Borough Council Meetings (Unanimously adopted)
* Schedule of 2008 Borough Holidays (Tabled until first regular meeting - 14 January)
* Remarks by Audience
* Meeting Adjournment (8:19 p.m.)